Chapter 202: The Invincible Puppet

Zhang Ka couldn't help but look up and down at the person in front of him.

Speaking of which, although the other party was wrapped tightly, and his face was covered. But speaking of this, suddenly it felt like it really looked a bit like a robot...

Kaiba's AI?

He quickly associated it with the AI that collapsed in the Blue-Eyes Land.

The other party seemed to have guessed his association and hummed proudly: "Don't compare me with those inferior computers of Kaiba Corporation.

Those at best can only be called duel programs, which are clumsy imitations of the duelist's tactics, and have no 'heart' that can be called that.

But we are different. We are not replicas, but designed with Kaiba Seto as the benchmark, analyzing his personality, tactics, and experience, but derived from self-awareness on this basis.

In the endless evolution process, every time we evolve and update, we will become more powerful, more excellent..."

He paused when he said this, and a certain teammate who only learned to be arrogant but otherwise had almost zero IQ flashed in his mind.

So the tone was slightly weaker: "Well... generally speaking, it will be more excellent."

Zhang Ka: "So where is your Blue-Eyes?"

Alpha froze.

Then he said gloomily: "I said, I am not Kaiba Seto, just designed with him as a benchmark. I have my own tactics..."

Zhang Ka: "So where is your Blue-Eyes?"

"No, I already said I'm not Kaiba Seto, are you deaf? Why are you still asking about Blue-Eyes?" Alpha was furious.

"If you don't have it, you don't have it, nothing to be ashamed of." Zhang Ka shrugged.

Alpha: "."

However, Zhang Ka was still a little surprised that he said he was an AI designed with the President as a prototype. And listening to the other party's tone, it seemed like it was mass-produced, and there was more than one.

He remembered that Tenma Yako also said before that he thought it was some unknown AI that hacked Kaiba Corporation and Industrial Illusions.

It seems very likely that it is this team.

Then the "Father" in this guy's mouth is perhaps the designer of these AIs, and possibly the mastermind behind the scenes.

But since it is an AI, it didn't use data cards like the program in Blue-Eyes Land...

Combined with the theory he heard when Yako and Mokuba talked before, Zhang Ka blindly guessed that maybe data cards would limit the exertion of destiny power.

AIs with self-awareness might also be able to obtain destiny power like real duelists. But the cards of Duel Monsters themselves all have extraordinary attributes, and not using actual cards but just simulating data might indeed have an impact.

"... My turn, draw card."

Can't hang up for too long in a duel, Zhang Ka's attention returned to the card game first.

"Standby Phase, 'Nightmare's Mirage' effect." Alpha said, "Draw cards from the deck until my hand becomes four cards."

He drew four cards again.

"Open Set Card." Zhang Ka activated the back row, "Continuous Trap 'Powerful Rebirth'.

Special Summon a Level 4 or lower monster from the Graveyard, the monster's level increases by 1, and ATK increases by 100."

He pulled out a card that had exited the Graveyard area of the Duel Disk.

"I revive this card from the Graveyard—

—Magical Beast Cerberus!"

【Magical Beast Cerberus, ATK 1400 -> ATK 1500】

"Because it is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, it will not be negated by 'Ruins of the Divine Dragon Lord'."

Zhang Ka said, and activated another Spell.

"Spell Card 'Reinforcement of the Army', add a Level 4 or lower Warrior-type to your hand from the deck. I add 'Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu' to my hand."

Zhang Ka pulled out the monster card he searched from the deck.

"Then activate the Spell Card 'Burial from a Different Dimension'. Banish the three Spell cards 'Reinforcement of the Army', 'Hand Destruction', and the Spell card 'Hidden Armory' discarded by Hand Destruction from the game, draw two cards." (Original card)

Zhang Ka drew two cards.

"Then Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu Normal Summon!"

【Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu, ATK 1800】

Alpha said in a deep voice: "No matter how many small fry monsters come..."

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Ka: "You claim to be an AI designed with the President as a prototype, but your keenness to the trend of the duel seems to be less than one ten-thousandth of his."

"What did you say?" Alpha was angry.

"Ah, sorry, just talking to myself, you can ignore me."

Zhang Ka smiled, and then pulled out the card he searched in the last turn.

"Activate Equip Spell 'Butterfly Dagger - Elma', equip to 'Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu'." Zhang Ka said, "Grant 300 ATK. But Iron Blacksmith's own effect.

Any Equip Spell equipped to Iron Blacksmith will self-destruct, so 'Butterfly Dagger - Elma' is destroyed.

However, at this moment, the effect of 'Magical Beast Cerberus' on the field. When a Spell card is activated, place a magic counter on Magical Beast. And its ATK increases by 500 points for each magic counter on itself."

【Magical Beast Cerberus, ATK 1500 -> ATK 2000】

"Then the effect of 'Butterfly Dagger - Elma' itself, this card returns to the hand when destroyed.

Then I activate 'Butterfly Dagger - Elma' again, equip to Iron Blacksmith..."

Only now did Alpha finally react, stepping back in shock.

"This is... an infinite LOOP!?"

"That's right, as long as you keep activating Butterfly Dagger, you can keep looping like this, and every time Magical Beast will gain an additional 500 ATK. After infinite times, Magical Beast's ATK will become..."

【Magical Beast Cerberus, ATK 2000 -> ATK ∞】

"Infinite ATK!?" Alpha was terrified.

That's right, if the infinite loop judgment passes, you can skip the process and fast-forward to infinity. The reason why I didn't do that when dueling Senior Watanabe last time was because Zhang Ka was just joining the club, and he had no grudges with the senior, so there was no need to give the senior a psychological shadow of an infinite attack.

After all, Zhang Ka has always been friendly to others.

But there is no need to show mercy to foreign enemies.

"Battle." Zhang Ka said, "'Magical Beast Cerberus', attack 'Arkbrave Dragon'!"

The Magical Beast, whose ATK expanded to infinity, now looked like a giant beast that covered the sky and the sun in mythology. For those whose will was not firm, just facing such a creature was probably enough to drain all courage.

Alpha had no doubt that if such a claw came down, he would definitely become a mosaic on the spot.

However...

"Activate Set Card! Trap Card 'Absorb Shield'!" Alpha shouted, "Negate the opponent's monster's attack, and gain Life Points equal to that ATK!"

He then raised his head and let out a series of three-stage laughs like Cosplaying the President.

"Hahahaha... didn't expect it, I'm still more skilled! In this way, after absorbing Magical Beast's ATK, my Life Points will also become infinite!"

A colorful barrier appeared in front of him, and Magical Beast's claw was about to hit!

"Then activate Quick-Play Spell 'Quick Summon' from my hand." Zhang Ka said, "You can Normal Summon a monster from your hand." (Original card)

He said, revealing the monster card in his hand.

"I Tribute 'Magical Beast Cerberus' on the field, Tribute Summon! Call the puppeteer who controls the puppet here—

—Level 5, Magical Marionette, summon!"

The image of the huge Magical Beast dissipated from the field as light spots, replaced by a gloomy magician, dancing with ten fingers to control the white puppet strings, and what was controlled by the puppet strings was a magic puppet holding a knife in both hands.

【Magical Marionette, ATK 2000】

"Tch, dodged the Absorb Shield by Tributing?"

Alpha frowned.

Did he foresee that he might have a trap to deal with in the back row, so he deliberately left a countermeasure in his hand to dodge the pit by Tributing?

"But your remaining two monsters have less ATK than 'Arkbrave Dragon', and you can't break through my defense line."

"Indeed."

Zhang Ka didn't care.

"Then my Battle Phase is over. Then activate the Equip Spell 'Butterfly Dagger - Elma' from my hand again, equip to 'Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu'.

Then because of Iron Blacksmith's effect, Butterfly Dagger is destroyed."

"Again?" Alpha was shocked again, "But 'Magical Beast Cerberus' is no longer on the field, even if you loop like this again, what's the point..."

Zhang Ka smiled and pointed to the gloomy puppet that had just appeared on the field like it came out of a horror movie.

"'Magical Marionette's effect. Every time a Spell card is activated by either side, Magical Marionette gains a magic counter, and ATK increases by 200."

Alpha: "!"

Actually the same type of effect as Magical Beast?

"Therefore, after the same infinite LOOP, Magical Marionette's ATK becomes..."

【Magical Marionette, ATK 2000 -> ATK ∞】

"Infinite ATK again..." Alpha gritted his teeth.

Is this guy really just a student of Duel Academy?

What's with this infinite ATK that opens up like a cheat?

But he still tried to stay calm: "Even so, your Battle Phase has already passed. You can't use this infinite ATK to attack this turn..."

"'Magical Marionette's subsequent effect." Zhang Ka said, "By removing two magic counters, destroy a monster on the field.

Therefore, remove two magic counters from Magical Marionette, destroy 'Arkbrave Dragon'."

The puppeteer's fingertips moved slightly, and the puppet's double knives flew out, instantly piercing the shining giant dragon, and the gorgeous body shattered with a 'boom'.

Alpha raised his arm to protect his face and said in a deep voice: "Then activate Set Card! Trap Card 'Rebirth Puzzle'!

When a monster on your field is destroyed by an effect, you can revive that monster!

Come back, Arkbrave Dragon!"

The shining storm rolled up to the sky, and the giant dragon flapped its wings and rose again!

"And when Arkbrave Dragon is revived from the Graveyard, banish the Continuous Trap 'Powerful Rebirth' remaining on your field from the game, and increase its own ATK by 200!"

【Arkbrave Dragon, ATK 2400 -> ATK 2600】

"What a pity." Alpha said, "Your tactics still didn't work..."

"Then remove two magic counters again." Zhang Ka snapped his fingers, "'Arkbrave Dragon' destroyed."

"Nani!?"

Alpha was shocked.

Doesn't this thing have a once-per-turn limit for destroying monsters!?

Wait...

He immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

Magical Marionette now has infinite magic counters, and its ATK is also infinite.

The puppeteer can remove two counters, destroy any monster on the field, and there is no limit to the number of times per turn.

Alpha: "."

Isn't that invincible?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 203 =====